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Orophus tessellatus
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Orophus tessellatus

Orophus tessellatus
BirdNET IDBN10290
Taxon groupInsecta
iNat observations94
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

Orophus tessellatus, the false leaf katydid, is a species of katydid native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is in the large subfamily Phaneropterinae within the tribe Amblycoryphini. Its coloring varies from brown to green, some with spots, mottling, or uniform in coloration. The body length reaches 16 mm (0.63 in) in males and 22 mm (0.87 in) in females. The ovipositor is approximate 7 mm (0.28 in) in length. The species is characterized by the size of the forewings and their "dirty" coloring. It was originally described in 1861 as Phylloptera (Orophus) tessellata. The holotype is a female from Oaxaca, Mexico. It is part of the Orophus tessellatus species group, which also contains the species Orophus andinus and Orophus conspersus.

Translated Descriptions (2)

nl wikipedia
Orophus tessellatus is een rechtvleugelig insect uit de familie sabelsprinkhanen (Tettigoniidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1861 door Saussure.
sv wikipedia
Orophus tessellatus är en insektsart som först beskrevs av Henri Saussure 1861. Orophus tessellatus ingår i släktet Orophus och familjen vårtbitare.

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#119706
GBIF1684606
NCBI2022021